ABOUT
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Fish Health Services is a diagnostic laboratory servicing Oregon's 34 public fish hatcheries, as well as providing testing for an additional 10-15 private aquaculture facilities and pathogen surveys of wild fish in the state. We assist ODFW fish culture and fish research and management programs in an effort to reduce the impacts of disease on fish populations.
Located on the Oregon State University campus on the 5th Floor of Nash Hall, we provide support and diagnostic services, including whirling disease testing, DNA, virological, bacteriological, and serological testing plus general fish health screening. In addition to our Corvallis lab, we also have a lab in Madras and LaGrande at Eastern Oregon University.
Our collaborations with OSU over the past 50 years have resulted in many major advances in the field of fish health. Our expertise in fish diseases and open exchange of information with OSU faculty and students has been mutually advantageous. We welcome students into the lab to get a first-hand look at microbiology in action.
CONTACT
ODFW Fish Health Services Phone: (541) 737-1863 |
ODFW Fish Health Services Phone: (541) 962-3823 |
ODFW Fish Health Services Phone: (541) 325-5343 |
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LINKS
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife - Homepage
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife - Diseases and Viruses
OSU John L. Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory
Recreational Shellfish Biotoxin Closures
PROGRAMS
FISH IN THE CLASSROOM
ODFW Fish Health Services frequently engages with local elementary schools to educate children in the importance of learning fish anatomy and the salmon life cycle. As a result, students receive exciting, hands-on experience by dissecting a finerling Chinook salmon or rainbow trout on their own, while learning the function behind important external and internal features of the fish. Additionally students are able to observe preserved specimens from each stage of a salmonid's life cycle, furthering their understanding of being able to identify animals based on physical characteristics at any point in their life.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
ODFW Fish Health Services also regularly demonstrates the importance of salmonid anatomy and life cycle outdoor educational overnight camps. The ODFW Oakridge Outdoor Experience, in conjunction with the United States Forest Service and the Oregon State Police, endeavors to educate and inspire children from local Oakridge and Lowell schools to enjoy what nature has to offer with respect to fish, wildlife, plants, camping, hiking, archery, angling, and much more. Additionaly, ODFW partners with Siuslaw National Forests, Starker Forests Inc., and several Benton and Linn County schools to implement a Forest Camp at Camp Tadmor which offers a similar experience as Oakridge.